Carnaps Wissenschaftslogik
An Investigation into the Dual-Level Conception
(Mentis, 2020)
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Carnap describes the logic of science as the discipline that was to succeed traditional philosophy in the 20th century. The central point of reference of Carnap’s work is the mathematical logic developed by Frege and Russell. This also applies to the dual-level conception of scientific theories. Carnap explicitly recognizes that the meaning of theoretical terms depends on the axioms of the respective theory. Thereby, he overcomes the dogmas of empiricism within logical empiricism. However, Carnap does not fully specify the formal semantics of theoretical terms so that the overcoming of the dogmas of empiricism remains incomplete. This is the basis of the essential task of the present study, which consists in precisely describing the interpretation of theoretical terms through postulates within the framework of mathematical logic. In its entirety, the present treatise can be read as an attempt to continue the discussion with Carnap begun by Wolfgang Stegmüller.
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Holger Andreas is an associate professor of Philosophy and Mathematics at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan. He has also held appointments at the Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy at LMU Munich and at the University of Bonn. His research focuses on the logical analysis of scientific reasoning and scientific theories, including interrelations between non-monotonic reasoning, belief change, and paraconsistent reasoning.
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